Ronald Reagan lived up to a campaign pledge last week,
and the nation cheered. At a hastily arranged television appearance in
the White House press room, the President referred to his promise as a
candidate that he would name a woman to the Supreme Court, explaining:
"That is not to say I would appoint a woman merely to do so. That would
not be fair to women, nor to future generations of all Americans whose
lives are so deeply affected by decisions of the court....